LinkedIn Trims Jobs and Pulls Back on Spending in Fresh Cost-Cut Move

Business Insider, Reuters, and Bloomberg contributed to this report.

LinkedIn is cutting jobs and dialing back spending in a fresh round of belt-tightening inside Microsoft’s social network.

An internal memo from CEO Daniel Shapero says affected employees were set to get notified Tuesday morning, with the cuts hitting teams across the Global Business Organization, marketing, engineering and product. LinkedIn has not said exactly how many roles are going, but the company has about 17,500 employees worldwide.

The memo also says LinkedIn is “scaling back investments” in a few areas, including marketing campaigns, vendor spending, customer events and office space it is not using much. It is also closing its office in Graz, Austria.

The message to staff was framed as a business reset, not a panic move. Shapero said the company is trying to focus resources on its highest priorities and operate more efficiently as it pushes for better long-term growth. The memo emphasized tougher prioritization and a shift toward areas that matter most to the platform’s future.

LinkedIn said the changes are about positioning the business for what comes next. A spokesperson told Business Insider the company made the adjustments as part of regular planning.

The timing matters. Microsoft, LinkedIn’s parent company, has been cutting costs too, even as it keeps pouring money into AI infrastructure. Last month, Microsoft offered buyouts to long-tenured workers, part of a broader push to reshape spending while it ramps up capital investment.

LinkedIn’s layoffs also fit a wider pattern across tech. Companies are trimming headcount, reshuffling teams and rethinking where they put money, even when business is still growing. LinkedIn’s revenue rose 12% in the latest quarter, but that clearly was not enough to keep every unit untouched.

For workers, the message was blunt: fewer bets, tighter focus, and a smaller team to carry the company forward.